A total of 291,500 people visited the ‘Ploughing’ this year, achieving record crowds overall.

Some 112,500 people passed through the gate on the first day of the three-day event. Crowds dipped to 87,000 on the second day, as prolonged showers were forecast – and fell – throughout Wednesday.

Despite the mucky conditions, crowd numbers for the third day came to 92,000. With so many people passing through the ‘Ploughing’ site in Screggan, it is understandable that some people are liable to lose their belongings.